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- ↑ "Membership | NFAA". www.nfaausa.com. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
- ↑ "CONSTITUTION and BY-LAWS of the NATIONAL FIELD ARCHERY ASSOCIATION, Forty-third Edition" (PDF). National Field Archery Association. 2017–2019. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
- ↑ "ESDF-NFAA Scholarship Application and Program Guidelines | Easton Foundations". esdf.org. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
- ↑ "National Field Archery Association & Easton Sports Development Foundation Announce a Regional Center of Archery Excellence in Yankton South Dakota | Easton Foundations". esdf.org. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
- ↑ "NFAA Easton Yankton Archery Complex". www.yanktonarcherycomplex.org. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
